Sleepers rule! Cars that look stock, but secretly pack all kinds of horsepower.

LS1-powered 1970 Holden HT Kingswood sleeper
It looks like grandpa’s grocery-getter, but Ian Wright’s Holden HT Kingswood packs a hefty LS-sized punch

13B-powered 1953 Morris Minor van
An old bread van gets a new lease on life with an injection of Japanese technology

Turbo VG30-powered Mitsubishi Scorpion sleeper – Video
Vince and Jason’s turbo Nissan VG30-powered Mitsubishi Scorpion sleeper in action at King of the Street

LS1-powered 1998 Holden TF Rodeo
Ash Jones’s LS1-powered Holden Rodeo is how all minitrucks should be built

1JZ-powered 1994 Mitsubishi L300 van sleeper
Chucking a turbocharged Toyota inline six in a Mitsubishi van might be unconventional, but there is method in Chris Ethell’s madness

Castlemaine Rod Shop’s LS1-powered Holden HJ Kingswood SL sleeper
This mild-looking HJ Kingswood hides much more than just an LS swap

Nine-second 1987 Holden VL Commodore SL sleeper
Don’t be fooled by Nathan Dyson’s sedate-looking VL Commodore SL – boosted by a Gen II GTX3582 Garrett turbo, it’s done a 9.87@141mph

Blown LS-powered 1983 Volvo 240GL sleeper
What a sleeper! A Swedish Brick with an L98 transplant and LSA blower for good measure

Turbo V8 Datsun Bluebird sleeper at Drag Challenge Weekend 2018
You’d never guess it but Jon Fulton’s Datsun Bluebird is a ten-second sleeper, powered by a turbo Toyota 1UZ V8!

LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper
LS1-powered 1966 Chevy II Nova sleeper

1100rwhp twin-turbo LS-powered Holden VH Commodore
1100rwhp is just the beginning for this VH Commodore

Video: Barra-powered XE Falcon ute
A budget-built Barra-powered XE Falcon ute – now running mid-tens down the quarter mile

LS-Powered Holden VC Commodore Sleeper
This sleepy-looking VC Commodore turns to 8000rpm and runs 10s

Toyota 1JZ-powered EH Holden sleeper
Qld sparky Brock Pilkington and his family built this wicked turbo Toyota six-powered EH almost by accident

LS1-powered 1982 Holden VH Vacationer wagon sleeper
Benny Leat’s Holden VH wagon looks like a sedate shopping cart but packs 364rwhp

LS1-powered 1967 Holden HR Premier sleeper
Nice clean grandpa car with a set of wheels. And more ability than your average HSV

Procharged LS1-powered Holden HX wagon sleeper
Will Baker’s nine-second Grandpa-spec Holden HX wagon

10-second LS-powered Holdens: VK Commodore and turbo Monaro CV8 sleeper
Tony Rohr and his son Pete each have a 10-second LS-powered Holden

Home-built LS-powered sleepers: Chevrolet Bel Air and Holden UC Torana
A pair of The General’s finest get LS1 heart transplants

Barra-powered XD Falcon sleeper – video
Jason Ghiller finished in the top 10 at Drag Challenge in his unassuming, 8-second Ford XD Falcon sleeper